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Happy Holidays! | gainesville florida photographer

Laurel — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:19:58 +0000

Wishing all my friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Look for me end of year slideshow on New Years Eve!

Buchholz Band presents a Veterans Day Concert at the UF Phillips Center

Laurel — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:48:43 +0000

This annual event happens on Thursday, November 10th at 7 p.m. at the UF Phillips Center. All the Buchholz High School Bands will perform including dance numbers from the 40′s by Aviance! Both my parents were musicians in the US Navy for 20 years at the Navel Academy and my brother also is in the Navy – so this is a special day – and a concert – for me! Come out and enjoy the evening – and bring a Vet or an active solider with you. It is free – we ask that you donate a canned item to be donated to local charities!

Chiles Elem. Cheetah Fun Run | 4th grade edition – gainesville florida photographer

Laurel — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:55:08 +0000

Yesterday I photographed Aidan and his 4th grade buddies participating in the Lawton Chiles Elementary School Annual Cheetah Fun Run. It is our PTA’s major fundraiser of the year with a goal of reaching $15,000 to fund projects for the school including Smart Boards, Gardening Programs, and Teacher Mini Grants. Go Cheetahs!!

Free Veterans Day Concert featuring Buchholz High School Band

Laurel — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:38:37 +0000

The Buchholz High School Bands present A Musical Salute Veterans Day Concert this Thursday, November 10th at 7 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing ARts. It’s FREE and open to the public. A donation of one non-perishable food item to benefit local charities is requested. It’s one of the most anticipated concerts of the year that the Buchholz Band performs. The concert features ALL the Buchholz Bands including the Golden Regiment and dance numbers by Aviance! Please try to attend and pass along to current members of the armed forces and veterans! If you go – save your program – It is worth $25. Receive instant credit of $25 that can be used towards a Session between now and December 31st 2012! Check out all the details here for the concert!

Personal | Rowan’s 911 Tribute

Laurel — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:51:11 +0000

As part of the Kanapaha Middle School News Crew last year – Rowan created this 911 tribute video that was shared with her school. I watched her work on this project for several days – scouring the Internet for video footage and photographs that she collated in a moving tribute. On the morning she presented this video over the school’s CCTV – I stayed in the lobby and video tapped the reaction of students and teachers – not a dry eye! Almost a year later – I received this touching email from a New York City teacher this evening – and once again – I am moved to tears and ever so proud of my daughter…..Rowan.

“…..Thank you for sharing…as a teacher in NYC, who lost several people close to me on that horrible day it moved me to tears and I will be sharing with my 8th graders as they come back this week. One friend lost was a team mate and firefighter, Chris Mozzillo, and another was the son of a colleague, Terry Gazzani. His mom is now very involved in the Memorial Museum being planned. Again, thank you. I will be posting to my blog so I can share from there…..”